The Unvanquished By Patrick K. O’Donnell Atlantic Monthly Press ISBN: 978-0-8021-6286-1

Abstract

Patrick K. O’Donnell’s The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations is his thirteenth published book. In it, O’Donnell recounts Union intelligence gathering during the American Civil War and the covert actions between the Jessie Scouts (Union) and Mosby’s Rangers (Confederate). Books about the American Civil War are ample, reflecting the enduring interest in the nation’s bloodiest conflict. However, O’Donnell sheds new light on a story of soldiers building a network of intelligence gathering systems and the manhunt for some of the most dangerous Confederate operators.